Today’s Scrip-Bit 24 November 2009 Ezra 8:31‏

24 Nov 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Ezra 8:31     Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
 
Well a beautiful, blessed and prosperous morning to all you wonderful Friends who reside in the bosom of Christ! Hn, hn! What a way the ole fella waxing articulate today! (smile) But it’s the truth: If you believe in Jesus and live for Him, you’re wonderful, and also a Friend. And once you’re a faithful child of our Lord and Saviour, you are automatically blessed and prosperous, with new mercies being bestowed on you every day. As Ezra writes in Today’s Bit. ‘Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us…’ Ah my people, thankfully, so it is upon all who faithfully believe in and serve the Most High God Jehovah. Ezra is talking here about their journey from Babylon back to Jerusalem, during the second wave of returning Jewish exiles. It’s important to note how often the phrase is used in just two chapters. Ezra was a priest, scribe and teacher, who felt God’s calling to rebuild the holy city of Jerusalem and the nation of Israel after its destruction and deportation of its people to Babylon, and when he undertook this laborious but godly mission, the Good Book says; ‘the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.’ (Ez.7:6) Only three verses later, the phrase is repeated when it relates how he left Babylon on the first day of the first month and arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month; ‘according to the good hand of his God upon him.’ (Ez.7:9) Yes Friends, Ezra’s journey took a long time, but it was successful because the good hand of the Lord was upon him. And why was that so? ‘For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek (study) the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgements.’ (Ez.7:10) It’s a sure shot Friends that once we commit our ourselves to sincerely do the Lord’s will, He overseers our venture with His good hand upon us all the time, through trials and tribulations, famine and storm. And I am living testimony of that, for when I began this Scrip-Bit project I didn’t have a clue what I was about, not that I have now (smile) but the good hand of the Lord’s been upon me for almost three years now, enabling me to learn His Word and spread it some. Yuh know mih breddren, even when it doesn’t seem like it, His good hand is verily upon us. That’s how we get out of any negative or unfortunate situations in which we find ourselves; by His tender, LOVING mercy coming upon us, not by our own doing. This fact is further highlighted by the differences in the way Israel left Egypt and how they left Babylon. The Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, but he obviously softened Artaxerxes’, the Babylonian king who decreed that any Jews living under his dominion who wanted to return to Jerusalem could go of their own freewill. Oh Friends, you must read that decree for yourselves and see what wonderful blessings it contained. (Ez.7:11-26) And that wasn’t by accident, but as Ezra understood and thankfully declared: ‘Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart…And hath extended mercy unto me before the king…And I was strengthened as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.’ (Ez.7:27-28) It’s sure fire proof my Friends that when the Lord puts a dream in our hearts, or a job in our minds, He will undoubtedly make a way for us to successfully execute it. And so it was with Ezra as he sought good people to go to Jerusalem with him. He sent for the Levites, the priests to minister unto the congregation; ‘And by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.’ (Ez.8: 18) And yuh know what mih people? Ezra finally ended up with over two hundred and fifty priestly souls. And you all know why; the good hand of his God was upon him. But this next part is even more important, for if you read the king’s decree, Ezra was allowed to take a whole lot of stuff with him, including gold, silver and precious vessels for the temple. However, when the time for departure finally came, Ezra claims that he was ashamed to ask the king for a military escort to protect them on the journey since he had previously boasted to the king; ‘That the hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him, but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.’ (Ez.8:22) So what did Ezra do? By the river of Ahava, he proclaimed a fast, ‘and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.’ (Ez.8:23) And the Lord obviously gave him a plan, for he entrusted all the money, silver, gold and precious items to twelve of the chief priests, warning them thus: ‘Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers. Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.’ (Ez.8:30) Ah Friends, you’ll notice that the Lord’s aid was invoked in every step of the preparation. And it was not until everything was settled, twelve days later, that they began the journey. ‘Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and of such as lay in wait by the way.’ Yes my people, the mighty hand of our God protected them against any ambush or assault on their long and dangerous journey to Jerusalem. And per the scholars, it wasn’t that they escaped from misfortunes, but rather there were none to escape from. The Lord prevented any serious mishaps. It’s the same way He looks upon, guides and protects us Friends, whether it’s on a physical journey, or our journey through this earthly life. We all know it won’t be easy, but with the good hand of the Lord upon us, we’ll certainly make it safely through and eventually come to stand before Him, to the best greeting possible: ‘Welcome! Welcome, thou good and faithful servant!’ So let’s get our act together and involve the Lord in all our doings, for that’s the only way His good hand will be upon us. Much LOVE!…if we do our part…He will do His… 
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 23 November 2009 Isaiah 2:11‏

23 Nov 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Isaiah 2:11     The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
 
Oh my Friends, the day of the Lord, what a day it shall be! The battles we’re going out to fight everyday will cease, for the government of Lucifer and his human cronies will be toppled, overthrown by Almighty God. And believe me, judgement on the proud, sinful and ungodly won’t be pretty. Isaiah therefore warned his idol worshipping people to run for cover. ‘Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear (from the terror) of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty.’ (Isa.2:10) Yes my people, it will be a sad day for many; the unbelievers, the proud, the scornful, the doubters, they will all receive their just comeuppance. None will escape the universal judgement of the Lord. ‘The lofty (proud) looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down…’ Yes Friends, all who consider the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to be a joke, or a worthy butt of ridicule, will pay an enormous price for their defamation and blasphemy. Sol says it thus: ‘Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.’ (Prov.16:5) That’s for sure! It shall be the most climactic day ever in the history of mankind; even greater than the first coming of Jesus: for ‘the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.’ Oh my brethren, what an eventful day we’ll experience when the Lord comes to claim His rightful throne, His rightful dominion! ‘For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low.’ (Isa.2:12) Now, not only the lofty human will be humbled, but also ‘the cedars of Lebanon…the oaks of Bashan…all the high mountains…all the hills that are lifted up…every high tower…every fenced wall…all the ships of Tarshish…all the pleasant pictures (beautiful sloops). (Isa.2:13-16) In fact, everything that presents a proud and haughty appearance or atmosphere will be brought low. And Isaiah considers our Bit so important that he repeats it as verse 17, then continues: ‘And the idols he shall utterly abolish. And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.’ (Isa.2:18-19) Ah my Friends, it’s not a pretty picture Isaiah paints for the proud, doubting unbeliever on the day of the Lord. So how do we get away from this harsh judgement? By becoming believers; true, staunch, sincere, steadfast believers in, and followers of Jesus Christ. Remember that Isaiah was the most prominent prophet in prophesying Christ’s earthly stint. So if he can get something so significant correct, why should he make a mistake with universal judgement eh? Oh my people, it’s better to be safe than sorry, prevention is better than cure, for when that bitter sweet day comes there’ll be no turning back, no chance to say you’re sorry. Whatever you are then, or when you departed this earthly life, is what you’ll be judged on. Please, let’s remember, get it through our thick skulls: THERE WILL BE NO SECOND CHANCES! So let’s do the wise, smart thing nuh. As Isaiah told his people Israel, and I’m advising us now; ‘O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.’ (Isa.2:5) Let’s put away all the man made idols, all the worldly lusts; the pride, violence, greed, anger, hatred, whatever is ungodly. ‘Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?’ (Isa.2:22) And that’s gospel my Friends! Why should man be so highly esteemed when he is only a mere mortal, who after a short span unceremoniously returns to the dust from which he was formed? It’s the Immortal Being; I AM, Alpha and Omega, the Most High God Jehovah, creator and controller of everything who deserves our most venerable adoration, worship and glorification. Oh mih breddren, unlike Isaiah, I can’t prophesy, but I can certainly draw our attention to a terribly tragedy in the making if we continue our evil, ungodly ways. So let’s remind us one more time of what’s going to happen in the day of the Lord. ‘Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled. But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgement, and God that is holy shall be sanctified (hallowed) in righteousness.’ (Isa.5:14-16) And furthermore; ‘It shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi (My Husband); and shall call me no more Baali (My Master)’ (Hos.2:16) According to the scholars the relationship dictated by the two terms are of significant difference. The first signifies affection, indicating the closest LOVING relationship possible, while the second implies servitude and inferiority, borne out in a Master, Servant relationship. Oh Friends, this is the most important decision of our lives, whom to serve, God or Mammon? It’s one each individual has to make for themselves, for we’ll be judged individually. So please, let’s choose the wisest and best; JESUS! Till next time then, the Lord willing, Much LOVE!…it’s a no-brainer…as for me and mine…we’ll serve the Lord…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 22 November 2009 Proverbs 23:17‏

22 Nov 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Proverbs 23:17     Let not thine heart envy sinners; but be thou in fear of the Lord all day long.
 
Oh my wonderful Friends in Christ, on this beautiful weekend when we’re all getting together to rejuvenate our souls and spirits through thanks, praise and worship of our Glorious God, I have to share a small testimony of His unending goodness. Hn! I hope that exuberant opening had everybody sitting up expectantly. (smile) Well it’s just that yesterday I couldn’t decide on a Bit for the quote I wanted to use, but today, within a few minutes, the decision was made. Praise the Lord! And there were also plenty to choose from, as you will realize when you read the quote from a man of letters, who also had a great passion and propensity for good living; the one and only Oscar Wilde. And Oscar says that ‘To most of us the real life is the life we do not lead.’ And did he ever hit the nail right on mih people! Why is that? Because if you went around and asked each person in this world if they were satisfied with their life style, most would claim dissatisfaction. That’s partly because the grass always seems greener on the other side, which it is not, and most of us hunger for the supposedly glamorous and exciting life, lived by the rich and famous. Unfortunately though, a lot of things and people we consider glamorous and exciting are really boring and pedantic, it’s just a contrived image. Most of them are just like us, do the same things we do, just possibly on a higher monetary scale. And all this fascination with the jet-setting world… Chuh! That isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, for like everything else when done to the extremes, that too becomes boring, tiring and mundane after a while. You can only get on so many fancy private planes and yachts to so many ritzy places and parties before both the body and mind rebel, become satiated and dulled by too much high living. Oh I know many of us will still choose the wine, women and song over hard, backbreaking labour, but Friends, it’s those very same emotions of envy, jealousy, keeping up with the Jones’, that have our world in such an awful, ungodly turmoil. Sol says it loud and clear: ‘Let not thine heart envy sinners.’ What part of that don’t we understand eh people? We obviously don’t listen to Bruh David either when he says: ‘Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.’ (Ps.37:1-2) Oh Friends, negative emotions like envy and jealousy are spawned by our eyes not being satisfied or our ears filled, as the Preacher said yesterday. They just eat away at our souls, making us covetous for the power, wealth and belongings of others. They spoil friendships, ruin families and businesses, plus get us into loads of trouble including, fraud and debt when we purchase things we can’t afford. And though it may sound like a recording, it’s the truth. Keeping up with the Jones’, or falling for a salesman’s glowing pitch on some new fangled piece of junk is a major part of our society’s problem. My people, my people, that green eyed monster is possibly the most evil of all the negative emotions, for once it takes root in your soul, it’s liable to breed all the other undesirable ones. And sadly, it’s the only one that can spawn all the others. Things like hate, anger and resentment don’t spawn jealousy and greed, it’s usually the other way around. Thank the Lord it’s one thing I’ve never been caught up in. I’ve liked stuff others have, but I’ve never been motivated to get anything just because somebody else has it, or because it’s the in-thing. But let me shut up yes, cause the Lord in His mysterious workings might just decide to test me on it, and I already have enough tests going on right now. (smile) I certainly don’t need anymore. But seriously people, envy and jealousy have become so rampant in our society that young people are beating and killing others for junk like their i-pods and cell phones, even the ugly looking clothes and shoes they wear nowadays. That doesn’t bode well for this generation or the next, especially when the greedy business men keep trumpeting the benefits of, and the necessity to have these things to stay in fashion or to be accepted by your peers. Oh Friends, we have to do something about it. And the first place we have to start is with ourselves, then move on to our children. And we do that by following Sol’s advice: ‘be thou in the fear of the Lord all day long.’ And it’s true Friends. We can only keep away the green eyed monster if we concentrate on God and godly things during our waking hours. Constantly talk to Him. Ask Him to help us get rid of the lust for worldly things that breeds the envy and jealousy in our hearts. ‘Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.’ (Ps.37:30) Also read the rest of Psalm 37 to see what Bruh David says about the true state of the wicked. And Sol reminds us that ‘Happy is the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.’ (Prov.28:14) Yes Friends, if we’re always reverent towards our God, we shall be happy, but if we’re not, then calamity will certainly befall us. Nuff said. Much LOVE!…to resist temptation…walk constantly with God…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 21 November 2009 Ecclesiastes 1:8‏

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by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Ecclesiastes 1:8     All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
 
A new day dawns my Friends, and with it new hope bubbles forth. Just like the brilliant morning sun, our hopes and expectations rise, praying for a better today than yesterday, and an even better tomorrow. Now, since yesterday with all its fears and sorrows is behind us, and no one knows if we’ll live to see tomorrow, that means today is the only concrete thing we have. So let’s just concentrate on today, make the most of it, do the best we can in Jesus’ name. That’s difficult enough to do without being broken up over yesterday and solemnly contemplating tomorrow. For as the Preacher says: ‘All things are full of labour.’ And that’s an undisputable fact my brethren! Everything on this earth is wearisome, tiresome and energy depleting, cause whatever we do means physical movement, and often a lot of mental strain too. That I can vouch for right now, because there was an interesting quote I wanted to use, so I went looking for a suitable bit, but there were so many to choose from that after a while I got confused and cross-eyed, thus the decision to postpone the use of that quote. I can only rationalize that the Lord didn’t want me to use that particular quote today, but the mental labour surely got the ole fella’s brain somewhat tired and listless. I immediately had to change my focus and find another idea to write on, which isn’t an easy feat to do in mid stream. However, at times it’s necessary, and hopefully, with God’s help, we move on and yet do a good job. But our world is certainly a busy place, so busy that the Preacher says ‘man cannot utter it.’ We can’t fully comprehend, therefore competently express the busyness and fullness of life around us. But if the Preacher thought that of his day, can you imagine his consternation at the constant coming and going, the continuous hustle and bustle, the never ending, 24/7 work and movement that characterizes our society? And when he goes on to claim; ‘the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing…’ Hn! He doesn’t know the half of it. If it was bad in his time, just picture it now, with so many pretty baubles, so much eye candy available to tempt us and the constant harangue we get to make them ours. As Sol says in Proverbs: ‘Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.’ (Prov.27:20) We can all see the greedy, want it all, gimme gimme, ‘gravalicious’, got to have everything and keep up with the Jones’ society that we’ve become, driven by the deluge of new technology and the strong push of the business community, who are only interested in making greater profits. We’re so surrounded and brainwashed that we mortgage our souls to the banks, the credit card companies and indirectly Lucifer. Then when we can’t pay, we lose it all. The same goes for a society that’s in debt over its head; when the piper calls for payment and there isn’t sufficient, the economy crumbles, as recently happened. That’s because its foundation was sinking sand and its builders, greed and avarice. And the preacher expounds more on his theory. ‘There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour and bereave (deprive) my soul of good? This also is vanity (futility), yea, it is a sore travail (evil task). (Eccl.4: 8) Yes my people, even when we have no family, we still keep working hard to amass worldly riches. And as the Psalmist puts it: ‘Surely every man walketh in a vain show (as a shadow); surely they are disquieted in vain (make an uproar for nothing): he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.’ (Ps.39:6) And that’s no lie, for a lot of the hatred, resentment and anger in our world today is based directly on disagreement over inherited wealth. The Preacher also disliked toiling to amass wealth, ‘because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity. Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.’ (Eccl.2:18-20) And isn’t that the living truth! We never know who’ll eventually inherit our earthly riches; whether they are foolish or wise, so it doesn’t make sense to kill ourselves over work. Oh Friends, it’s our duty to work diligently and also enjoy the fruits of our labour, but as in so many things, it’s our motive that makes it right or wrong. Amassing wealth for wealth’s sake is wrong. It’s vanity, futility, foolish self-indulgence. Running to get every new toy is also foolish, especially if we can’t really afford it. The things of this world should not control us, we should control them. As John writes: ‘LOVE not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man LOVE the world, the LOVE of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.’ (1 John 2:15-17) Yes my people, that says it all. So let’s take those words to heart and stop being led by the world and it’s sinful, evil lusts. Much LOVE!…not everything we see or hear… is good for us…or we must have…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 20 November 2009 Psalm 34:12‏

20 Nov 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Psalm 34:12     What man is he that desireth life, and LOVETH many days, that he may see good?
 
Yes my Friends, we have been granted one more day of life, and therefore hope, on planet earth. Some of us have no hope and detest life, doing our best to end it, or run and hide from it. But Friends, life, like our great God, is one of those things we cannot run from or hide. I know we all desire an easy life, one without any problems, no trials and tribulations. Unfortunately though, life by definition is one fraught with problems and overwhelming trials, and anything else is only a dream, a fantasy, a utopian ideal. As Harold Russell says: ‘There is no formula for easy living. Anyone who says he has one is either joking or lying.’ And that my people, is true, true gospel! No one has an easy life per se. In comparison to that of others it might appear easy, but we all face our ups and downs, joy and sadness, and whatever else we’re called on to experience. Life is like a tumbling tumbleweed that just keeps rolling along, regardless of our efforts to stop it, or direct its course. Consequently, we only have a minor amount of control over our lives and those of others near and dear to us. We don’t decide what fate, time and chance will bring us. However, there are some things we can do to improve our chances and keep ourselves encouraged, aware and energized enough to enjoy whatever kind of life is meted out to us. In Today’s Bit, Bruh David asks the age-old question: ‘What man is he that desireth life, and LOVETH many days, that he may see good?’ Oh my people, I’m sure all of us would raise our hands in the affirmative there, cause we all LOVE life and want to live as long as possible, plus do and see good.  Fortunately, there is a way to enhance our chances, if we take it seriously. It’s borne out in the words of Bruh David, in Psalm 34, written after he changed his behaviour in front of Abimelech, who then helped him escape Saul’s murderous clutches. (1 Sam.21:10-15) It’s titled, ‘The Lord hears the righteous.’ And the prescription for seeing long life and good days? We all know it but don’t practice it consistently. So here’s a refresher course. The first thing is to ‘Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile (deceit).’ (Ps.34: 13) Oh my people, that is ever so important in our lives, whether we be Christian or heathen, for the power of the spoken word or gesture is inestimable. Remember yesterday we said that God spoke the world into existence. Well it’s that same kind of power that our words have on fellow humans. We can’t talk things into existence, but we certainly can affect their lives either positively or negatively with our words and gestures. Bruh Paul is his usual straightforward self when he warns the Ephesians: ‘Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place (opportunity) to the devil.’ (Eph.4:25-27) Yes my people, we need to choose our words and gestures very carefully. Idle gossip and innuendo should not be listed amongst our traits, and we should get rid of our anger as quickly as possible. Some of you might laugh when I talk about gestures, but they can be inappropriate too. Just this past week, the owner of the New England Patriots football team was fined something like a quarter million dollars for making obscene gestures to the fans of the Buffalo Bills team. Note, he didn’t say anything, but flipping them the bird on three occasions cost him a pretty penny. So it’s not our words alone we need to control, but also our gestures, mannerisms and body language, for they all can send powerful negative or positive messages. Then another aspect of bringing some enjoyment to our lives is to ‘Depart from evil and do good.’ (Ps.34:14) Bruh Paul touched on that when he said not to give Lucifer any opportunity to lead us astray. Meanwhile, Isaiah, in his call to repentance, put it this way: ‘Wash you make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgement (justice), relieve the oppressed, (reprove the oppressor), judge (vindicate, or defend) the fatherless, plead for the widow.’ (Isa.1:16-17) Ah Friends, the things we’re called on to do as believers, and hopefully to enjoy long life and good days, are not easy, especially when we we’re living in a predominantly sinful and ungodly world. But that’s the very beauty of our faith; that though life is not easy, we can overcome whatever obstacles are placed in our paths, if we follow the dictates of the Lord and work hand in hand with His Holy Spirit that dwells within us as our guide and guardian. And the last thing we need to do Friends to enjoy long life and good days is to ‘seek peace and pursue it.’ (Ps.34:15) Wow! What a beautiful sentiment, but one that’s awfully hard to bring to pass in our world since it seems that more people are interested in war and all its negative connotations; hatred, anger, violence, destruction, rather than in following a path of peace. But my people, it’s our job as believers to spread peace and LOVE to all the world! That’s was Jesus’ command. That’s also why a part of our spiritual armour are the sandals of peace, so that wherever we go, peace and tranquility will follow us. Bruh Paul strongly advised: ‘Let us therefore follow after things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify (teach, build up) another.’ (Rom. 14:19) And the author of Hebrews puts it in plain, simple language. ‘Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see God.’ (Heb.12:14) And that my Friends is another gospel truth! If we don’t follow those precepts, we’ll never see the face of the Most High God Jehovah, but instead will be cast out, banished to eternal darkness and damnation with Lucifer and his other ungodly cronies. And I can assure us that that will not be a very nice place to spend eternity. So there we have it; a refresher of the tips that will enable us to see long life and good days. Let’s write them solidly in our hearts, then go and practice them diligently. Much LOVE!…though rough His earthly life…Jesus made the most of it…by walking in peace and LOVE…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 19 November 2009 Psalm 33:8‏

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by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Psalm 33:8     Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
 
Once more unto the breach, dear Friends in Christ, once more! Yes Friends, we’ve been given yet another glorious opportunity to make a difference in the world, on behalf of our Redeemer, Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. And we had better do so, otherwise our rewards in heaven will be very stingy. (smile) But seriously though mih people, Today’s Bit is one of the most important statements in the entire Bible. ‘Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.’ And so we should, because He’s one mighty and awesome God. Look at the heaps of praise, adoration, money and time we waste on the humans we call celebrities, many of whom don’t know the first thing about life. But our most magnificent God, we relegate to a non-entity status, lower than the same miserable celebs whom He both made and elevated. Now doesn’t that just disgust you Friends? It surely should, if we’re into honouring man before God. Anyway, let’s see if we can’t change that perspective. Psalm 33 is a song of praise to the Lord for His wonderful creation, and rightly points out why we should reverence and be in awe of Him. ‘By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth…For he spake and it was done; he commanded, and it stood still.’ (Ps.33: 6,9) Friends, just the fact that He created this beautiful planet, Mother Earth, and all that is within, around, over and under it, should be cause enough for our hearts, minds, bodies and souls to burst with reverential wonder and respect. But when you add His method of creation, which was simply to speak the world into existence. Oh mih people, it’s…! I tried to find words to convey a higher degree of reverence, awe and astonishment, but could  not find any to truly describe that amazing action. Now just try yuh best to imagine this scene nuh, although it’s really unimaginable with our limited mental scope. ‘In the beginning God created the heaven and earth.'(Gen.1:1) Wow! There was nothing, then suddenly the heaven and earth appeared. Mama Mia! That means He created something from nothing! ‘And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon (hovered over) the face of the waters.’ (Gen.1:2) Note what hovered over the waters Friends; the Spirit of God. That means from the very beginning, the Holy Spirit was involved in creating and running God’s dominion. Then what did our most omnipotent God do?  ‘And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.’ (Gen.1:3) What an awesome moment that must been eh mih Friends! A world suddenly transformed from total darkness to blazing light. We all have experienced the sudden shock to our systems when we enter a dark room and switch on a light. A momentary blindness descends upon us. Thankfully there was no one around to see and feel the blinding effects of the first light. No human can match those amazing feats my people, that’s why we should show a much deeper appreciation for the Lord’s powers. And it’s exactly why John lauded: ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.’ (John 1:1-2) He’s referring to Christ there. We can therefore see that the Father had his plans all worked out from the get go. His Spirit was used to create the world and run it. Hence His famous pronouncement: ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.’ (Zech.4:6) Then when things went awry, His Son Jesus, physically redeemed and saved it from hellfire and damnation. Now wouldn’t you consider that a most mighty and brilliant Deity? I sure would. But what really amazes me the most is the fact that our God just spoke whatever He wanted into existence. Can you imagine how neat that would be, if we could just talk whatever we wanted into existence? But sadly, I believe too many of us would just run amuck on creating the treasures of the world, like money and power, and there’d be even more confusion than now. But moving on, let’s note the one essential difference in God’s creation of man, versus everything else. He SPOKE all the other things into existence. But with man, whom He desired to be a reflection of Himself, He got down and dirty. He became a potter, so that he could feel, handle and mould His creation with the LOVING care it required and deserved. ‘And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.’ (Gen.2:7) Oh Friends, doesn’t that show the high regard in which God held our creation? It wasn’t impersonal, like a conveyor belt line, but a custom job. He personally formed us of the earth, in the shape He desired, then put His mouth to our nostrils and breathe life into us. Now isn’t that something to be very thankful for? I certainly think so. We treat our children’s birth with much regard, wanting only the best for them, and expect them to appreciate our efforts when they grow up. So does the Lord with us. And when our children don’t fulfill our purposes for them, we feel let down and disappointed. God feels the same way when we don’t perform up to scratch, and sometimes like we do with our children, punishes us to bring us back to the straight and narrow. Oh Friends, I have to chuckle cause it’s one of those times when the Spirit took hold of me and I had no choice but to follow where it lead. I do hope though, that in some form and fashion, I was able to bring into focus the true greatness of the God we worship, and how His heartstrings are negatively affected when we don’t follow His programme. I truly believe that if we accept the Creation Theory, then we should be bubbling over with joy and just dying to please such an awesome, wonderful Deity; who is so full of LOVE, kindness, mercy, forgiveness, justice, generosity and all the things we desire to live a good, full life. Oh Friends, in light of the foregoing, let’s show our thanks, gratitude, appreciation of His awesome majesty, power and goodness to the sons of men through our worship and praise. Let’s ‘Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise (shout of joy). For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.’ (Ps.33:3-4) Much LOVE!…Honour, Esteem, Respect, Adoration, Reverence, Veneration, Admiration, Wonder, Worship, Wonderment and LOVE…all these are due…to our God…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 18 November 2009 Hosea 6:3‏

18 Nov 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Hosea 6:3     Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain of the earth.
 
Well my Friends in Christ, we’ve been blessed with another opportune day on earth, so let’s use it wisely, which means honouring and glorifying the Most High God Jehovah, our Creator, LOVING Father and oh so generous Provider. And how do we do that? Let’s see. I read an interesting Yiddish Proverb today: ‘The people plan, and God laughs.’ Now I guess that’s true some of the time. God might laugh at some of our simple-minded, farfetched schemes that have a snowball’s chance in hell of coming through, but more often I believe He shakes his head in disappointment at our plans, many which don’t include Him, or outright disobey His Word. So the first thing we need to do, in everything we do, is include God. Yes my people, we need to include God in ALL our plans and schemes, whether they be large or small, simple, or complex, to be done today or as a long-term strategy. His earnest desire is to be involved in every aspect of our lives, and until we do that, we won’t be in full compliance of His rules, neither will we have the full benefit of His omnipotence and omniscience, and all the blessings He wants to bestow on us. Now Today’s Bit is a part of Israel’s reply to God’s admonishment. He’d seen their insincere repentance and said: ‘I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge (confess) their offense, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early (diligently). (Hos.5:15) In light of that, the prophet Hosea leads them in a prayer of repentance: ‘Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and will bind us up. After two days he will revive us: in the third day he will raise us up and we shall live in his sight.’ (Hos.6:1-2) Oh Heavenly Salvation! Of course this will happen under God’s new covenant with Israel; the coming of Christ, where His laws won’t be written in stone, but in their hearts, their inward parts. (Jer.31:31-34) ‘Then we shall know, if we follow on to know the Lord:’ Yes my people, the only way to know the workings of our God is to continually pursue knowledge of and about Him. In fact it’s only through constant dedication and pursuit that we can increase our knowledge of anything at all. So pursuing and studying information on our God will obviously help us to grow and mature in His Word and also keep us in a right relationship with Him. As Isaiah declares: ‘And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.’ (Isa.54:13) And all God’s people shouted in unison: ‘Glory Hallelujah! For what a day that will be mih breddren when all our children have good, substantial knowledge of their God, which enables them to live in peace. But that won’t happen overnight, or through miraculous works, but only through our teaching them diligently and constantly and living what we teach, showing godly example. That’s the only way for them to truly know or learn about their God. Therein they’ll learn that ‘his going forth is prepared as the morning;’ meaning He’s established, solid, sure, secure, faithful, and will always be there. Just like every morning comes along, regardless of what happens in the world, so will our God be ever present. And some of Bruh David’s last words beautifully address the subject. ‘And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.’ (2 Sam.23:4) Yes my Friends, that’s how our children will visualize our God when they truly get to know Him: like an early morning sunrise in a cloudless sky, or the grass, springing up clean and clear after the rain. That’s our God my people; a bright, shining, clear, clean, strong and majestic deity! ‘And he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.’ Oh Friends, what a blessing that will be! The Lord will no longer treat us harshly, because we’ve sincerely repented, come to a good knowledge of Him and also doing His will. Sol puts it this way in one of only two psalms he wrote. ‘He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.’ (Ps.72:6) In another sense it means He will bring prosperity to the nation(s) that serve, worship and glorify Him. And when Job told how his earlier prosperity caused people to listen to him diligently, to hang on his every word, he described it thus: ‘And they waited for me as the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter (spring) rain.’ (Job 29:23) In an agricultural based society, like Israel of old, rain in the springtime was like gold, cause it ensured proper growth of their crops and livestock, and later on an abundant harvest. That’s why all these old-timers used rain so often as an analogy for God, prosperity and anything good. Nowadays that hasn’t changed, for we still pray for just sufficient rain, not floods, at the right time, to ensure a good harvest so that our communities will prosper. Even so we won’t receive it in the abundance we want, need or desire unless we read, learn, study, obey and live by, in and through the Lord our God. For it is Him who causes us to be prosperous and satisfied, as well as to be poor, needy and not prosperous. And since we’re undoubtedly in a period of great ungodliness, where the Lord is turning a blind eye to our afflictions, and since we know too that it’s only when we dwell in His presence that we prosper, I implore us to do as Hosea implored Israel: ‘Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up…and he shall come unto us as the rain…’ It’s the only wise thing to do my Friends, given our present ungodly state and the trials and tribulations we’re currently experiencing. It’s a plan that our God surely won’t laugh at, but instead make every effort to help us fulfill. Much LOVE! …to know, know, know Him…is to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Him…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 17 November 2009 2 Chronicles 26:16‏

17 Nov 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

2 Chronicles 26:16     But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
 
Oh Friends, another bright, beautiful day is in the offing! And wonder of wonders; it’s laden with the mercies of our most generous God! So let’s get ourselves together, obviously dressed in our spiritual armour, and get out there and fan the flames of repentance amongst the unbelievers. I know that yesterday most of us did a decent job of it, but today’s a different day, a new day, and new things are expected of us. As Louise Heath Leber rightfully declares: ‘There is always room for improvement you know- it’s the biggest room in the house.’ Yes my people, that’s the living truth. Although we’re generally doing okay, we can always do better. Hn, hn! And I can vouch for that, since on many of my report cards in high school, the principal’s standard opinion was: ‘Lazy boy. Can do better.’ Ah Friends, those were the youthful days of partying and liming. Back then books were of secondary importance. But now we’re adults in the Lord’s employ, we therefore need to promise our God, and ourselves that every day we’ll try to improve in some area. Of course criticism will come against us, but hopefully it will be mostly of the constructive variety, for which we’ll develop a listening attitude, then decide what’s best for us. Pray that we also make much better decisions than Uzziah did in his might, power and authority: ‘for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense.’ Now what was Uzziah thinking eh? He very well knew that it was the priest’s duty to burn incense, their holy preserve, granted to them by the Lord. (Num.3) The only redeeming reasoning is that he probably lost his marbles, had a crazy spell. But even when Azariah, the chief priest and eighty other brave priests went in to the temple and accosted Uzziah, he didn’t listen. ‘And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the Lord, but to the priests, the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the Lord.’ (2 Chron.26:8) Deep down Uzziah knew that he was wrong, but because of his kingly status and his absolute authority therein, his anger came to the front. Oh Friends, that’s what happens when we allow Lucifer to pump his bellows on the negative aspects of pride, arrogance, might and sovereign power that occur naturally in our sinful hearts. We are then unable to resist the temptation to retaliate in a hostile, negative manner. ‘Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, from beside the incense altar.’ (2 Chron.26:19) Yes my people, our God dislikes such displays of pride and arrogance, especially when we should know better, and His displeasure will be shown in ways that we in turn dislike. Right there in front of everybody, because of his unreasonable and uncalled for anger, the Lord turned Uzziah unto a leper. Wow! Oh Friends, yuh see, our God doh make skylark nuh! And those are the things that happen when we get too big for our breeches and try to laud it over others. ‘And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they trust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted (hurried) also to go out, because the Lord had smitten him.’ Yes mih people, the Lord does move in mysterious and miraculous ways. Uzziah didn’t want to listen when God’s representatives spoke to him, although he was clearly and knowingly about to do wrong, so God himself intervened. The same thing happens to us when we don’t listen Friends. The Lord will make us pay a price, and oftimes it’s a very expensive one. It brings to mind, Samuel and Saul, when Samuel told him to wait in Gilgal for seven days then he would come and offer the burnt offering to the Lord. But Saul was impatient and ordered the sacrifice made. And as luck would have it, Samuel shows up just then. He berates Saul: ‘Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.’ (1 Sam.13:13-14) That says it all Friends; when we don’t obey, we pay. Saul was the first king of Israel, but through his disobedience, lost the throne to Bruh David’s line. Bruh David himself did wrong and lost some of it too. So it’s imperative that we listen, pay attention and obey the dictates of the Lord, especially when He lifts us up to heights of glory and power. Then we have to be even more careful of how we behave, for all eyes are on us. Remember, it wasn’t so much that Bruh David did wrong with Bathsheba that annoyed the Lord, although that was a great stain on his character, but more that it gave His enemies a chance to laugh at and blaspheme His Holy Name, and that’s one thing He certainly won’t tolerate. (2 Sam.12:14) So what happened to Uzziah? The very same thing that happened to all lepers in early Jewish society. ‘And Uzziah the king was a leper until the day of his death, and dwelt in a several (isolated) house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.’ (2 Chron.26:21) Yes Friends, the Lord gives, gives generously too; more than we can ask or imagine, and lifts us to lofty positions of power. But He also takes it away when we abuse our God given blessings and privileges. Let’s remember that please, or else we’ll end up like many others, paying a steep price for our ungodly attitude and behaviour. Much LOVE!…if yuh doh hear…some time…some day…yuh surely going to feel…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 16 November 2009 2 Chronicles 26:16

16 Nov 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Chronicles 26:16     But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense, upon the altar of incense.
 
Oh Friends, it’s Monday, the renewal of serious and widespread hostilities with the forces of evil, so put on all your spiritual battle gear and let’s get out there and fight to the death on behalf of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! However my people, let’s try our very best not to become like Uzziah. The story goes that he was made king of Judah at sixteen, after the death of his father Amaziah. He reigned for fifty two years in Jerusalem. ‘And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah did. And he sought God in the days of Zechariah who had understandings in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.’ (2 Chron.26:4-5) Two notes here Friends. In 2 Kings 14:21 and 15:1-7, Uzziah is called Azariah. Secondly, the Zechariah mentioned above is not the one who wrote the prophecy of Zechariah. It seems there were some twenty eight other men in the Old Testament by that name. Now Uzziah’s famous deeds and prosperity are recorded in 2 Chronicles Chapter 26:6-15. He broke down the walls of his enemies and built cities. The Lord helped him against the Philistines and the Arabians. The Ammonites paid him tribute (taxes) and his name was well known all over, even in Egypt; ‘for he strengthened himself exceedingly.’ (v.8) He built towers in Jerusalem and in the desert, had plenty cattle and many farms; ‘for he LOVED husbandry.’ (v.10) He had a great army; more than three hundred thousand fighting men, over whom were two thousand six hundred brave captains. Their weapons were plentiful and state of the art. Uzziah also installed on the walls of Jerusalem, smart weapons to shoot stones and arrows at invaders. ‘And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.’ (v.15) But therein lies the rub, the problem my people. Why is it eh, when we become strong, prosperous, powerful, or simply attain any elevation in any aspect of society, we conveniently forget what brought us to that exalted state? Uzziah was no different to many of us today. ‘But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God…’ It seems that for some completely unreasonable reason, we begin to believe that it was our strength alone that got us to our high point. As the scholars wisely note, pride and spiritual defeat very often go together. We have a perfect example in the Song of Moses, re Jeshurun: ‘But Jeshurun waxed fat and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.’ (Deut. 32:15) What utter madness my Friends! I don’t understand how we can ever forget the God who causes us to prosper. It’s like we say; ‘remember who brought you to the dance.’ And it’s not that we don’t have many warnings about that kind of ingratitude. Moses warned the children of Israel several times, telling them to be very careful and wary that when they became prosperous; ‘Then thine heart be lifted up (becomes proud), and thou forget the Lord thy God which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage…And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.’ (Deut.8:14,17) Oh Friends, our current society is not only ungrateful to our God; note how after we became prosperous, we began removing Him from our lives, but that ungrateful attitude has become ingrained in the very nature of the society. Now, ungratefulness and its stable mate selfishness, reign supreme; from parents to children, friends, family, coworkers, even hurting strangers who are helped, have adopted an ungrateful attitude. We have become such ingrates that the number one question or expectation is usually, what have you done for me lately? It essentially implies that whatever help you received earlier is long past and gone and doesn’t matter anymore. It’s only what you’ve done for me very recently that matters. But Friends that’s ever so far from the truth, as we’ll find out when we continue Uzziah’s story tomorrow. Till then, please, I implore us, let’s keep the words of Moses closely cloistered in our hearts, cause they will eventually serve and stand us in very good stead. ‘But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.’ (Deut. 8:18) Much LOVE my beautiful people!…think not too highly of thyself…for pride gleefully preys on the proud…brings him to his very knees…when he least expects it…
 

Today’s Scrip-Bit 15 November 2009 Luke 10:42‏

15 Nov 2009 Leave a comment

by randyobrien50 in Inspirational Living

Luke 10:42     But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
 
Bonjour, mes Amis merveilleux in Christ! Yes the ole fella gone français (smile). It’s the end of another week, time for all believers to renew their spiritual beings. And what better way to do that than at the feet  of the Master, as Mary did? None really. We all know the story of Martha and Mary, the sisters of Lazarus, who, when Jesus visited them in Bethany, a couple miles away from Jerusalem, Martha busied herself in the kitchen preparing a meal for her guests, while Mary ensconced herself at Jesus’ feet, listening to Him teach. Obviously Martha was somewhat miffed at doing all the work with Martha just lolling by. And since Jesus was a much-valued friend and guest, Martha must have been preparing a big spread, with all the attendant work. This led Martha to complain to Jesus: ‘Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.’ (Luke 10:40) But instead poor Martha was rebuked. I’m sure she was surprised, though knowing Jesus’ nature, it was surely gentle. ‘And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful (worried) and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.’ Oh Friends, we’ve all had that kind of situation to deal with, where we’re busy trying to rustle up food for our hungry visitors, but instead of helping us, a household member is in the gathering talking and laughing. We usually view it as selfishness and/or laziness on the other person’s part, and it certainly raises our ire. But Jesus had a different take on the subject. Now the scholars claim that Jesus’ words can be taken in one of two ways. The first is He was telling Martha not to worry with any elaborate preparations for the meal, something simple would do, something she could prepare without Mary’s help. On the other hand, which I think is more likely, Jesus is saying that the one essential thing is spiritual nourishment, the nourishment that Mary craved. Jesus was perhaps also implying that Martha herself should leave the housework for a spell and come and listen to Him, concentrate on the more important matters at hand. I believe that Jesus was referring to the latter way because in Capernaum, having walked across the Sea of Galilee at night, the crowd was mystified and asked how He’d gotten there, since they’d never seen Him take a boat. Jesus rebuked them too, saying that they weren’t really interested in Him for the miracles, but because they saw Him multiply the food, and as hunger was rampant, they would follow wherever He went in the hope of getting food.  However, He cautioned them: ‘Labour not for the meat (food) which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.’ (John 6:27) The same goes for us my people. We should not be like Martha, impatient and overly concerned with the unimportant things of this world, but rather be like Mary, filled with spiritual desire, seeking wisdom and understanding, discernment re the things of heaven. Remember Jesus also rebuked Lucifer when he tempted Him in the wilderness to turn stone into bread, quoting Moses to the children of Israel. (Deut.8:3) ‘It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.’ (Mat.4:4) So though we do need earthly food to provide nourishment for our physical bodies, what we need more than anything else is the spiritual food of the Word of God to satisfy and replenish the hunger and longings of our spiritual beings. Jesus made that very clear in all of His teaching. The Father and His Word are to be the most important thing in a man’s life. And even before Jesus came, that man after God’s heart, Bruh David, proudly and eloquently declared the same thing when he penned that moving psalm, ‘The Lord is my light and my salvation.’ He put it thus: ‘One thing have I desired of the Lord, that I will seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty (delightfulness) of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me upon a rock. And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.’ (Ps.27:4-6) Ah my Friends, that’s how our lives should be lived: Seeking the Lord and His beauty, dwelling in His LOVING-kindness, under the umbrella of His protection, while continually singing songs of praise and thanksgiving, living a life that will glorify His Holy Name. It’s the ONLY right way to live. So let’s live it nuh. Much LOVE!…the Word…the Word…it’s all in…and about the Word…
 

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